Public Relations Managers Salary

Median Salary
$146,910
per year
Hourly Rate
$70.63
per hour
Employment
74,850
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$82,410
25th percentile
$106,580
Median
$146,910
75th percentile
$204,520
90th percentile
$284,990

💰 Public Relations Managers Salary by State

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$82K
$198K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$197,600+34.5%
New York$180,880+23.1%
Virginia$176,340+20.0%
New Jersey$174,980+19.1%
Massachusetts$171,740+16.9%
California$167,980+14.3%
Maine$166,940+13.6%
Colorado$162,870+10.9%
Washington$159,440+8.5%
Rhode Island$156,080+6.2%
Connecticut$154,210+5.0%
Delaware$153,010+4.2%
Maryland$149,380+1.7%
Minnesota$139,040-5.4%
Georgia$134,500-8.4%
Utah$132,670-9.7%
New Hampshire$132,660-9.7%
North Carolina$132,280-10.0%
Illinois$131,990-10.2%
Oregon$131,190-10.7%
Kansas$129,760-11.7%
Florida$127,550-13.2%
Tennessee$127,390-13.3%
Texas$126,670-13.8%
Alaska$120,920-17.7%
Iowa$120,730-17.8%
Ohio$118,670-19.2%
Pennsylvania$118,050-19.6%
Michigan$117,900-19.7%
New Mexico$115,260-21.5%
Indiana$114,960-21.7%
Missouri$114,710-21.9%
Arizona$114,400-22.1%
Nevada$114,130-22.3%
North Dakota$114,110-22.3%
Wisconsin$113,980-22.4%
Kentucky$112,320-23.5%
Hawaii$105,010-28.5%
South Carolina$104,920-28.6%
Nebraska$104,440-28.9%
Arkansas$104,170-29.1%
Montana$99,990-31.9%
Alabama$98,210-33.1%
Idaho$98,160-33.2%
Mississippi$97,160-33.9%
Oklahoma$96,030-34.6%
Louisiana$94,380-35.8%
West Virginia$82,380-43.9%

🏙️ Public Relations Managers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$213,510+45.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$195,190+32.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$192,720+31.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$192,360+30.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$179,330+22.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$177,370+20.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$176,390+20.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$174,990+19.1%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$174,260+18.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$166,590+13.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$163,830+11.5%
Midland, TX$163,180+11.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$161,320+9.8%
Richmond, VA$160,540+9.3%
Greeley, CO$159,900+8.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$158,270+7.7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$157,630+7.3%
Worcester, MA$156,850+6.8%
New Haven, CT$154,210+5.0%
Boulder, CO$153,370+4.4%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$153,140+4.2%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$153,010+4.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$152,990+4.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$149,990+2.1%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$148,090+0.8%
Rochester, NY$147,740+0.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$146,970+0.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$146,880-0.0%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$146,370-0.4%
Syracuse, NY$143,980-2.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$141,710-3.5%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$141,360-3.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$141,340-3.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$141,230-3.9%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$140,800-4.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$140,680-4.2%
Knoxville, TN$140,660-4.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$140,290-4.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$140,250-4.5%
Charlottesville, VA$140,170-4.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$140,110-4.6%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$138,900-5.5%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$138,900-5.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$138,650-5.6%
Huntsville, AL$138,130-6.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$137,870-6.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$137,240-6.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$137,200-6.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$137,190-6.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$136,490-7.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$136,490-7.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$135,850-7.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$135,630-7.7%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$134,990-8.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$134,430-8.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$134,390-8.5%
Roanoke, VA$134,320-8.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$133,210-9.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$133,210-9.3%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$132,990-9.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$132,600-9.7%
Salem, OR$132,600-9.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$132,340-9.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$131,450-10.5%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$131,280-10.6%
Kansas City, MO-KS$131,190-10.7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$131,150-10.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$130,950-10.9%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$130,770-11.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$130,530-11.1%
Salinas, CA$130,440-11.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$130,280-11.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$129,830-11.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$129,800-11.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$129,710-11.7%
Jacksonville, FL$129,280-12.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$129,280-12.0%
Springfield, MA$128,850-12.3%
Ithaca, NY$128,400-12.6%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$128,380-12.6%
Bellingham, WA$128,370-12.6%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$128,280-12.7%
Iowa City, IA$127,760-13.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$127,080-13.5%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$127,060-13.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$126,820-13.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$126,520-13.9%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$126,360-14.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$125,650-14.5%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$125,250-14.7%
Fresno, CA$125,230-14.8%
Wilmington, NC$124,280-15.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$124,250-15.4%
Columbus, OH$123,970-15.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$122,300-16.8%
Topeka, KS$121,880-17.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$121,780-17.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$121,370-17.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$121,320-17.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$120,420-18.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$119,580-18.6%
Peoria, IL$119,550-18.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$119,340-18.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$119,290-18.8%
Springfield, IL$119,110-18.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$118,590-19.3%
Ogden, UT$118,080-19.6%
Reading, PA$117,980-19.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$117,480-20.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$117,290-20.2%
Madison, WI$117,120-20.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$117,030-20.3%
Gainesville, FL$116,200-20.9%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$116,190-20.9%
Bloomington, IL$115,970-21.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$115,000-21.7%
Medford, OR$114,920-21.8%
Bismarck, ND$114,110-22.3%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$113,840-22.5%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$113,290-22.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$113,110-23.0%
Omaha, NE-IA$113,110-23.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$112,420-23.5%
Albuquerque, NM$111,250-24.3%
Cleveland, OH$111,100-24.4%
Green Bay, WI$110,960-24.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$110,840-24.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$110,770-24.6%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$110,060-25.1%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$109,210-25.7%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$108,390-26.2%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$108,130-26.4%
Tulsa, OK$108,080-26.4%
Savannah, GA$107,250-27.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$106,990-27.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$106,880-27.2%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$106,350-27.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$106,230-27.7%
Lancaster, PA$105,770-28.0%
Urban Honolulu, HI$105,210-28.4%
Anchorage, AK$105,160-28.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$105,160-28.4%
Bend, OR$105,020-28.5%
Wichita, KS$105,000-28.5%
Tallahassee, FL$104,790-28.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$104,640-28.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$104,520-28.9%
Reno, NV$104,360-29.0%
Santa Fe, NM$103,990-29.2%
Amarillo, TX$103,880-29.3%
Lincoln, NE$103,570-29.5%
El Paso, TX$103,530-29.5%
Asheville, NC$103,440-29.6%
Bozeman, MT$103,050-29.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$103,000-29.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$101,950-30.6%
Corvallis, OR$101,710-30.8%
Tyler, TX$101,510-30.9%
Tucson, AZ$100,530-31.6%
Billings, MT$99,990-31.9%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$99,650-32.2%
Boise City, ID$98,860-32.7%
Waco, TX$98,850-32.7%
Akron, OH$98,500-33.0%
Birmingham, AL$98,210-33.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$98,160-33.2%
Florence, SC$97,940-33.3%
Toledo, OH$96,830-34.1%
Jackson, MS$94,680-35.6%
Abilene, TX$93,710-36.2%
Montgomery, AL$92,870-36.8%
Jefferson City, MO$92,550-37.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$91,900-37.4%
Columbia, SC$91,550-37.7%
Spartanburg, SC$90,500-38.4%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$90,330-38.5%
Lubbock, TX$88,350-39.9%
Oklahoma City, OK$81,000-44.9%
Baton Rouge, LA$78,370-46.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$72,910-50.4%
Puerto Rico$72,290-50.8%
Mobile, AL$70,430-52.1%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.